ALREADY CERTIFIED as an Administrator (Principal, Special Education Director, Career Education Director, Superintendent) in Missouri and one or more of the following applies:
- You need to view or print your certificate
- You will need to log on to the DESE Application Sign-In with your username and password. Once you have access to your profile page, the Certificate Status link is located in the Menu to the left. By clicking on Certificate Status, you will see the box that says View Certificate. You will then be able to view and print your teaching certificate.
- You need to know the requirements to upgrade your administrator certificate
- You are not currently employed as an administrator and your certificate has expired or will expire soon
- If you are not practicing as an administrator, then your Initial Administrator certificate will move to an inactive status. It will remain inactive until you are hired as an administrator. Once you are hired then your employing Missouri school district may request the reactivation of your certificate. Transition Administrator certificates are not eligible for reactivation.
- You are currently employed as an administrator and your certificate has expired or will expire soon
- If you are currently practicing as an administrator with an initial administrator certificate, have completed four (4) years of acceptable administration experience, and have completed all requirements for upgrading, you will need to submit the online Career Administrator Upgrade application.
- If you are currently practicing as an administrator with an initial administrator certificate, but have not completed four (4) years of acceptable administration experience, and/or all requirements for upgrading, you will need to submit the online Transition Administrator Upgrade application.
- If you are currently practicing as an administrator with a transition administrator certificate, have completed four (4) years of acceptable administration experience, and have completed all requirements for upgrading, you will need to submit the online Career Administrator Upgrade application.
- You have questions about administrator professional development requirements
TO LOG INTO YOUR ONLINE EDUCATOR PROFILE
To access your certification account (online profile) you must first log into the DESE Application Sign-In with a username and password, and then choose the Educator Certification System link located on the User Applications page. Your certification account (online profile) provides access to each of the following:
- Apply for a certificate
- Print out a certificate
- View a certificate or pending application
- View assessment scores
- Check for the receipt of transcripts
- Check fingerprint/background status
Please Note: If you have not accessed your certification account in over 5 years, then your account access has been disabled. You will be required to re-register and create a username. Please follow these steps:
- Step 1 - Go to: https://apps.dese.mo.gov/
- Step 2 - Click on "Create Account"
- Step 3 - Enter the information requested and click "Create User"
- Step 4 - Once the username has been created, log in with the new username and password
- Please note that if the "Create User" button is grayed out, try using a different username.
- If you need additional assistance, please contact the Office of Data Systems Management or 573-522-3207.